Jim, I feel honored that you are using my copper fuel filter. And your mentioning it means a lot to me.
I wish I could join you and Chainmaker for your ride through the forest. My daily ride in the summers here in northeastern Minnesota is in the forest on a road leading to Bearhead State Park The five or so miles between my place on Eagles Nest Lake #3 and Bearhead Lake is little traveled, has no potholes and is a beautiful ride passing by other lakes and winds up, down and around through towering white and red pine forest with paper birch trees in the under story. I am so fortunate to live where there is so much beauty around me. That ten mile ride always gives me quiet pleasure and I get to visit along the way with forest neighbors such as white tailed deer, black bears, an occasional moose, bald eagles above and a skinny red fox who likes to watch as the motorbike with a dog in a sidecar go riding by.
In the plans for the summer is a jaunt east with Fasteddy. I have to sell a vintage travel trailer in Maryland (1951 Spartan) and need to empty out my things. In recent years I used it as a winter place, but have since decided to stay in Minnesota year round as I'm getting a bit old for cross country migrations. Steve is going to New Hampshire to visit his son and is hauling behind him a toy trailer which will have his Indian tri-car inside and my American Flyer so that we can join his son in a bike ride with some of his friends who are also into motored bikes.
This will be in June, but I don't yet have dates. On the off chance that something could be arranged to include you guys and maybe moderator Dan. It would be a fine thing to meet you fellows in person and share a ride. Maybe we could get Tinsmith to join us. Something to think about, eh?
SB
